Artist

Ransom

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Jersey City rapper Randy Nicholls, better known as Ransom, was originally born in Brooklyn. His father's slaying and mother's serious illness forced the young poet to stay in foster care and group homes for several years, but he and his mother eventually relocated to Jersey City when he was about eight years old. A lifestyle of selling drugs, which landed him in and out of jail as a teen, ensued; however, the young rapper wanted out. In 2000, he and his friends put up money to buy a recording studio, which initiated Nicholl’s rap career under the moniker Ransom. Not long afterwards, he teamed up with fellow rapper Hitchcock & Joe Budden to form the A-Team. Budden would leave the group shortly after. Known for their Hardhood Classics street albums, the two became staples on the mixtape circuit in New Jersey, but barely dented the scene in neighboring New York. After a deal with Def Jam didn't pan out, the two went their separate ways around 2006. Ransom did not lose much momentum, constantly appearing on DJ Clue mixtapes as well as shelling out his own, including the Best in the City volumes and Ransom Note. In 2007, Ransom received some press over traded lyrical barbs with Joe Budden, also a Jersey City native, who included a verse from Ransom and Hitchcock on his Mood Muzik 3 mix album, claiming a reunion by the defunct A-Team. Later that year, Ransom geared up to release his Street Cinema mixtape, distributed via N.Y. indie Babygrande. ~ Cyril Cordor, Rovi

Monthly Listeners

112,559

Followers

70,343

Total Streams

78.1 million

Top Cities

London

2,489 listeners

New York City

3,361 listeners

Brooklyn

2,113 listeners

Chicago

2,059 listeners

Philadelphia

2,137 listeners

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Popular Tracks

594 tracks

Blue Chip (Feat. Ransom)

Dec 8, 2021

3.7 million

streams

Rolling 50 Deep (feat. Sheek Louch, Styles P, Benny The Butcher, Bun B, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, AZ, Papoose, Ransom, Memphis Bleek, Billy Danze, Lil Fame, Dave East, 3D Natee, Joell Ortiz, Saigon, Mistah F.A.B., Chris Rivers, Jon Connor, Twista, E-40,

Nov 13, 2020

2.5 million

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